What the hell is up with Google?

Spanrz · 24-01-2009, 10:38 AM

Never thought I would say this, but Google, now have changed their policies.

Google now has changed their policies on advertising, they have up'd the ante.

20 webpage searches this morning, resulted into leading me in to an advertising website and not the info I was after.
Even after showing me that the info was there.

WTF.

(note : just do it yourself, you'll be amazed at the websites, you'll find, full of advertising)

Google now has gone to the dogs!

EDIT:
I have found now, you have to double click the link in order to get to your page. WTF!??

I tried 2 webpage searches and all I got was a X-MEN trailer video and a link to the ozeshopmall.com.au. website...

**GasoLane** · 24-01-2009, 11:07 AM

Hmm, no problem here.

Just tried 5 different subjects with Opera and Firefox and got sent straight to the page, no advertising involved.

Maybe you've picked up a nasty wog? what browser are you using?

InfernoSR · 24-01-2009, 11:14 AM

All good here with IE7 and Vista Ultimate Sp1...

Stattic · 24-01-2009, 11:16 AM

you, sir, have a virus!

Spanrz · 24-01-2009, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Hmm, no problem here.

Just tried 5 different subjects with Opera and Firefox and got sent straight to the page, no advertising involved.

Maybe you've picked up a nasty wog? what browser are you using?

IE, yes, I know.
Already checked for nasties (3 times over).
I do have Firefox, so I'll try that now. Though a lot of websites just wont work with Firefox. ( some of my work websites, only work with IE)

Seems Yahoo also wants "some action" too.
Yeah, I want my up sized thanks. 40" will be fine!

Is that all Yahoo can offer?

EDIT: Go to Google, type in "mdf skirting boards", and click on the results.
Don't just click on 1, but click on a few. Tell me your results.
FIREFOX just returned with the same result as IE, but not as many times, did it redirect.

**Falcon Coupe** · 24-01-2009, 11:29 AM

MDF skirting works fine for me, you have a browser hacker.

Run this to get rid of it : http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe

More info here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix

Spanrz · 24-01-2009, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

MDF skirting works fine for me, you have a browser hacker.

Run this to get rid of it : http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe

More info here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix

Tried that, no malware/hax/bots/etc
Tried 2 different programs, no diff. Tried my anti-viral stuff, no detections.

Going to try and get rid of IE and Firefox, maybe something embedded. Dunno.
I'll reload the software.

Rodp · 24-01-2009, 12:32 PM

It's not Google. 1st 3 sites brought up by Google for MDF Skirting boards led me to their intended destination. It's definitely your end.

DoreSlamR · 24-01-2009, 12:41 PM

You're not doing the search through a Google toolbar are you?

**Falcon Coupe** · 24-01-2009, 01:01 PM

Did you do it in safe mode ? I had a browser hijack a few months ago, combo fix nailed it first go after all the usual programs failed.

You may have Vundo , see thread here:

http://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11246316

JMO · 24-01-2009, 01:08 PM

Try running 'Hi Jack This!' It'll scan for browser hi jackers

http://majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

Spanrz · 24-01-2009, 01:16 PM

No toolbar. Just thru the webpage itself.

OK, I think I found it. Some pr!ck, decides they want to change files on a download package.
I downloaded Teamspeak and some bugger decides to package some DNS changes in it, don't they.
After checking each drive, the teamspeak DIR came back with weird result. Said Teamspeak was invalid in it's filesize.
The teamspeak file differed from the one off the main website.
Did some checking, found it changed some reg settings to the DNS.

I just knew there had to be a sinister plot to it all.
So I had to recheck my DNS settings. Apparently it changed them to use this particular server (in the Ukraine of all places). Hence the results.
Shifty buggers.

Thanks for your input, I just had to be sure, the sites you were getting were the same results as I was getting.

Rechecked settings in registry, all good.

**TUF_302** · 25-01-2009, 07:50 PM

Sounds like you have bit of a virus dude, google working all good for me!

boss-290 · 26-01-2009, 10:50 AM

i get the same thing, i get advertising all the time. although its stopped now. I have ESET Smart Sercurity for protection.

deathlucky · 26-01-2009, 02:22 PM

yer man i think you have a virus i had the same thing i would click some thing in google and it would bring up antivirus software or porn if you look down in the bottom left corner just after click and go.google flashes up your screwed you have a virus but you can still right click on hte link then paste it in your seacrch bar that should work

YoungFordFreak · 26-01-2009, 03:17 PM

Yeah my sister in law had this problem. everytime she would click a link on google. it would go straight to P()RN so had to reformat the comp.

Feathers · 26-01-2009, 03:24 PM

Teamspeak was known to have stuff like that in it, but one of the people I was playing with at the time showed me what to delete before I ran the program.